Plan Development

The city recognized the importance of building a strong relationship with the various PSIC - Bremerton stakeholders, including the public, property owners, and local jurisdictions. A multi-pronged approach aimed to engage these groups.

Advisory Groups
In order to garner input on the planning process, the city created 2 advisory groups, the Technical Working Group (TWG) and the Executive Committee (EC).

The TWG was created to review technical information, provide input and recommendations, and work collectively to refine components of the Subarea Plan.

Executive Committee
The EC includes elected and appointed officials from the following organizations: Bremerton City Council, Bremerton Planning Commission, Port of Bremerton Port Commission, Kitsap County, Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, Suquamish Tribal Council, Port Orchard City Council, and Naval Base Kitsap.

The EC was created to provide policy-level input to the PSIC - Bremerton Subarea Plan project team and City of Bremerton. Relying on the TWG's technical expertise and review of work products before each EC meeting, the EC's focus is to provide input about key decision points, address different views shared by TWG members, and bring EC organizations' interests and concerns to the table.

The TWG and the EC each met exclusively twice; 4 additional meetings were held jointly.

Public Open House
Engagement of the public was an important piece of the planning process for the SKIA Subarea Plan. As such, the city held 3 public open house meetings to provide a 2-way communication forum for all issues related to SKIA. The presentations and meeting summaries can be found at the following links:

Plan Intent
The major influence of the public process was the resulting plan intent. Based on the feedback staff received during the various public meetings and advisory group meetings, staff noticed that there were several major items that stakeholders felt were important. This were formulated into the Plan Intent:

The PSIC - Bremerton Subarea Plan is intended to be:

Flexible - in recognition of development constraints for industrial uses, accommodate development flexibility

Easy to use - clear layout and explanation of goals, strategies, standards, and guidelines

Incentive-based - offer regulatory and financial benefits for sustainable development instead of mandating through regulations and requirements

About Bremerton

A one hour ferry ride from downtown Seattle, Bremerton is truly a beautiful city. Guests enjoy the Kitsap Conference Center, two hotels, fine dining, coffee shops, cafes and the Port of Bremerton Marina in the downtown Harborside area. We invite you to enjoy a stroll through the Arts District, Bremerton Naval Museum, Boardwalk, Harborside Fountain Park and PSNS Memorial Plaza. Or, walk across the Manette Bridge for more cafes and shopping. A few blocks north of downtown is the beautiful Evergreen Rotary Park. If you love golf, don't miss the city-owned Gold Mountain Golf Course which includes two 18-hole championship courses.